New Zealand
Australia: Five men convicted of terrorist “conspiracy”
By Mike Head, October 22, 2009
Following one of the longest jury deliberations ever recorded—23 days—five Sydney Islamic men were convicted last week on terrorist “conspiracy” charges.
Australian government prosecutors suffer significant blow in Moti case
By Patrick O’Connor, October 21, 2009
Justice Mullins concluded that the police and prosecution’s failure to disclose all the relevant documents on time meant that defence’s cross examination of the prosecution’s witnesses could not...
Moti defence counsel challenges Australian Federal Police witness
By Patrick O’Connor, October 20, 2009
Australian Federal Police agent Peter Bond was cross examined yesterday in the Queensland Supreme Court case brought by former Solomon Islands’ attorney general Julian Moti.
Australia: Rudd intervenes to block Tamil asylum-seekers
By Richard Phillips, October 17, 2009
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s response to the Tamil refugees is completely predictable and reflects the views of the entire political establishment, from the crisis ridden Liberal-National ...
Australian Federal Police disclose 1,500 pages of documents in Julian Moti case
By Patrick O’Connor, October 17, 2009
On Thursday morning, Moti’s counsel Jim Kennan SC explained that in the previous 48 hours, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) had handed over more than 1,500 pages of documents.
New Zealand workers face deepening assault on jobs and conditions
By Chris Ross and John Braddock, October 16, 2009
Over the past two months, workers in New Zealand have faced an intensifying barrage of attacks on their jobs, wages, and working conditions.
Australia: Contradictory witness testimonies in Julian Moti hearing
By Patrick O’Connor, October 15, 2009
The Queensland Supreme Court resumed hearings yesterday on the application by former Solomon Islands’ attorney general Julian Moti, for a permanent stay of proceedings in the attempt by Australian p...
Australia: Productivity Commission report rules out curbing executive pay
By Terry Cook, October 13, 2009
A recently released report by Australia’s Productivity Commission into CEO salaries has opposed any significant restraint on the multi-million dollar remuneration packages.
Australian government deports Sri Lankan asylum-seekers
By Richard Phillips, October 12, 2009
In line with the previous Liberal-National coalition administration, the Australian Labor government has begun deporting refugees it claims do not qualify as asylum-seekers.
SEP public meetings in Sydney and Melbourne
Seventy years since World War II: lessons and warnings
October 8, 2009
The SEP/ISSE meetings will discuss the historical lessons of World War II. That terrible conflagration was not inevitable. It was above all the product of the treachery of Social Democracy and Stalini...
The Australian Labor Party and the war in Afghanistan
By Socialist Equality Party (Australia), October 7, 2009
Since its election in November 2007, the Rudd Labor government has escalated Australian military involvement in the Afghan conflict. Just as Afghanistan is now referred to as Obama’s war, so it has ...
Pacific tsunami relief efforts grossly inadequate
By Tom Peters, October 7, 2009
In absolute terms the number of people affected by the tsunami in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga is small, but, per capita, the level of destruction is enormous.
